The Ruling on Combining Prayers for a Resident and Shortening the Prayer
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Question:
The Shaykh: A man was ill and used to combine and shorten the prayers while he was a resident, believing that shortening is tied to combining. Are those prayers valid?
Answer:
No, he is ignorant. Shortening is only for a traveler on a journey that permits shortening. As for a resident, if he is ill, he prays in full and does not shorten. Yes.
The Shaykh: A man was ill and used to combine and shorten the prayers while he was a resident, believing that shortening is tied to combining. Are those prayers valid?
Answer:
No, he is ignorant. Shortening is only for a traveler on a journey that permits shortening. As for a resident, if he is ill, he prays in full and does not shorten. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/127 — archive.org (13:57)
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